Chapter 61 Jiao Hong’s Dilemma

Jiao Hong just settled some bad things in Fujian.

With an envoy like Xie Huai, there will naturally be a lot of chaos down there.

If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, how can the officials below be so good? Jiao Hong wants to rectify the officialdom. Otherwise, he cannot establish his authority and clean up a group of moths. In the future, things will not be smooth. But he cannot

Let the officialdom be turbulent, otherwise Jiao Hong can immediately deal with Ye Liuzong.

This is a test of Jiao Hong's ability.

Fortunately, Jiao Hong was selected by Yang Pu, and he was not an easy candidate.

He completed the clean-up and rectification of Fujian officialdom very well, and in the shortest possible time, he began to mobilize Fujian troops to prepare for Ye Liuzong's challenge.

This is why local governors are set up. Because of the previous three-division system, even if Xie Huai was the chief envoy, he could not control the military, so he spent countless means to mobilize the army.

Nowadays, the governor controls the three divisions. Although the three divisions have the qualification to submit letters directly to the court, they dare not disobey a strong governor.

It's just that the strength of Fujian's soldiers and horses is too poor.

Jiao Hong could only select one or two thousand men and horses from various coastal guards. Many of these men and horses were sailors on ships. He also ordered various governments to protect the borders and the people. Firstly, the responsibility of preventing pirates at sea is not light. Secondly,

Come on, there are a lot of sailors here in Fujian, but not many can be transferred to the shore to fight.

It's just that Ye Liuzong did it faster, and by this time he had already captured the city of Jianning Prefecture.

Jianning Fucheng is the seat of Fujian Xingdusi.

Speaking of Fujian Xingdusi, it is a story from the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

The process of the Ming Dynasty sweeping the world was not smooth sailing. At that time, Chen Youding occupied Fujian, and Emperor Taizu attacked twice in total. The first time he attacked from the direction of Jianning Prefecture, but Chen Youding was defeated and his general Hu Shen was defeated.

Afterwards, they marched southward for three months before finally capturing and killing Chen Youding.

Therefore, this area is particularly important in terms of strategic location, and although Fujian is small, it was not the main battlefield in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, the population loss was not much.

In addition, the system of the Yuan Dynasty was inherited.

The overall terrain of Fujian can be divided into two parts: mountains and sea. Needless to say, the sea is a series of small coastal basins, and the mountains are Jianning Prefecture, Yanping Prefecture, and other counties in western Fujian.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Fujian was located under the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Jianning Road and Fuzhou Road were on equal footing.

This political stance was partly inherited after the Ming Dynasty.

That is, Fujian Xingdusi is parallel to Fujian Dusi in Fuzhou.

Of course, if the world is in chaos, Jianning Prefecture will become the gateway to Fujian, and its military importance will still be higher than that of Fuzhou, but the world will be settled, so the redundant Xingdusi will not be very important.

During the Yongle Dynasty, it was reduced many times.

Therefore, there are only three or four guards left in the Fujian Xingdu Division.

That’s it.

These people are the main force fighting on the Xianxia Ancient Road. And the remaining troops of Fujian Xingdu Division are now in Jianning Mansion. What will happen once Jianning Mansion falls?

In other words, there are no regular government troops in the four prefectures and counties of western Fujian, Jianning, Yanping, Shaowu, and Tingzhou.

What is more important is not Jianning Mansion, but Yanping Mansion.

Yanping Prefecture is at the intersection of water and land, on the upper reaches of the Min River. Once Yanping falls, the bandit army can attack Fuzhou City directly.

At that time, the world was truly shocked.

So when Jiao Hong heard that Jianning was besieged, he was immediately anxious and immediately prepared to rescue Jianning.

However, it is easy to get a thousand troops but hard to find a general. Jiao Hong did not count on the generals of the Fujian Guards at sea. He urgently mobilized these two thousand people from various places, which was the limit of what he could use.

Once he loses again, he can only hold on to Fuzhou City and can't do anything else.

Jiao Hong was full of tangles for a while, whether to save or not to save. He could not help but complain in his heart. If he had been allowed to arrive here two months earlier, he would not have been so tied up.

"Sir." Suddenly the officer below reported: "A team of 500 horses has arrived at the city. The leader calls himself Yang Xin, the commander of the guards of Qianqing Palace."

When Jiao Hong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Okay."

Jiao Hong naturally knew Yang Xin's name.

Moreover, Jiao Hong also knows a little about Yang Xin's ability. After all, he is the number one in martial arts. This name is also very resounding.

When the imperial court established martial arts, many civil servants did not take it seriously. They thought that those dandy boys could be cured by going to school?

But as time went by, I discovered that this seemed to be the case.

When Liu Yongcheng was in charge of martial arts, there was almost no family recognition, and many children who were pampered at home shed a layer of skin as soon as they entered.

Moreover, only those who have graduated from martial arts can join the profession. But not everyone can graduate.

Generally speaking, if you can't graduate from martial arts after five years, you don't need to take up the job in this life. You can only let other children in the family try.

And even if you don't have the qualifications to take up a position, you can only stand out in martial arts, but you may not be able to get out.

For example, Yang Xin and others.

As time went on, the number of martial arts students was full.

Many people who are not qualified to join the profession also enroll in martial arts schools.

However, the qualifications for studying martial arts are still not released.

Generally speaking, whether it is a hereditary military general's family, no matter how many children, as long as they are of the right age, they can enroll in school. Next, nobles, children of relatives, and civil servants can also ask the emperor for a place.

Zhu Qizhen never allowed it.

Zhu Qizhen even intended to turn this treatment into a kind of grace, just like a quota in the Imperial College.

Zhu Qizhen actually intends to expand the scope of martial arts enrollment. But things have to happen step by step.

Doing it too quickly will have the opposite effect.

Therefore, at this time, the reputation of martial arts was not widely known outside the capital, but among the officials in the capital, it was well known.

If many ministers feel that their children are mediocre in the arts, they also consider whether to let their children enter martial arts to seek a future.

Of course, Jiao Hong said yes, not necessarily because he believed in Yang Xin's ability, but because he felt that by leaving this matter to Yang Xin, his responsibility would be much lighter.

Yang Xin is the emperor's favorite general, and he is the key target for training at first glance.

This kind of person is in the Sacred Heart. Even if he loses, he will not be punished too much. Yang Xin will not be punished. Will he, the person behind Yang Xin, be punished?

So his dilemma suddenly collapsed with the arrival of Yang Xin.

Jiao Hong went out to greet Yang Xin in person, and Yang Xin was a little flattered. After the two parties sat down, Yang Xin immediately told his mission.

It is to obey orders under Jiao Hong and protect Jiao Hong's safety.

Jiao Hong slightly twirled his beard and said: "In this city of Fuzhou, there is nothing that can threaten me, but there is a place that is in danger and needs a general with both wisdom and courage to rescue it."

"I wonder if General Yang dares to go?"

After hearing this, Yang Xin suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty has your destiny, and the general will not dare to disobey it."

Didn't Yang Xin know that Jiao Hong was provoking the general? He knew.

It's just that he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Working as a guard in the Qianqing Palace seems to be the envy of outsiders, but in fact, it is boring as hell.

Although Yang Xin is in this position, it is of great benefit to him to directly observe the most central operation of the imperial court.

But for a general in his twenties who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, he hopes to make achievements on the battlefield.

Now, regardless of whether Jiao Hong invites a general or a general, Yang Xin will not refuse, and he does not take these rogues to heart, because over there in Guangxi, in the mountains, hundreds of people and thousands of people have fought small and large battles. It never stopped.

Yang Xin also inquired and found out that both soldiers and bandits in the south were a mob.

In his opinion, this is an unquestionable achievement.

How can we refuse the credit when it comes to our door?

Jiao Hong said: "Okay, it really takes courage. Jianning Mansion has been besieged for several days, and now there is no news from inside and outside. I don't know what the situation is. I have raised 2,000 soldiers, plus the 500 people you brought. Move west quickly. If you can save Jianning Mansion, go and save it. If you can't save it, you must hold Yanping Mansion and don't let the thieves rush directly to Fuzhou City."

Jiao Hong's voice became more and more urgent and serious, but when he got here, he suddenly stopped and said with Yang Xin's eyes: "If the thief comes to Fuzhou City, even if you are His Majesty's favorite general, I will kill him. "
Chapter completed!